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I look at my daughter now, and I realise that if I were a child today, teachers would be recommending that I be assessed for a developmental disorder such as autism. But back in the eighties (and before) that level of awareness/prompting wasn't there.
I don't think we have more autism now than we used to. I think it is more readily recognised and diagnosed than it used to be.
And genes certainly have changed over the last twenty years. Look at cancer, which is unambiguously a genetic disease (by which I mean that it is dysregulation of genes which causes cancerous growth). The rates are much higher today than they were even in living memory. There are all sorts of reasons why, but it shows that we do see changing rates of genetic health problems.
The suggestion that vaccines correlate with autism levels has been thoroughly debunked. The original claims rested on faked data.
Vaccines save countless lives and it is irresponsible to spread misinformation which may discourage parents from vaccinating.
Source for that claim, PK?
Better detection rates.It cannot be genetic. Autism rates have skyrocketed over the last 20 years.
Interesting claim.It is projected that about 40% - 50% of all children will have autism. I can't remember by what year they had this projection for.
It has been explained to you that the rates seem to have have increased because the rate of detection has increased.If you are talking about the future autism rate i dont remember exactly where i heard it but I did a quick google search.
https://www.focusforhealth.org/autism-in-2025/
Stephanie Seneff, PhD has been reported saying that “At today’s rate, by 2025, one in two children will be autistic.”
Were you born Autistic?
I wouldn't have thought so. If one of your parents was Autistic, then genetics shows you have a higher chance of inheriting it.
More awareness leads to more diagnoses. Growing up, nobody told me I was autistic. Because my parents didn't pick up on it because they have some of the traits too. People just thought I was different. Maybe once a counsellor tried to talk to my parents about something she picked up on, but they were far too defensive to listen.
The nature of work and life has changed, too. There's far more emphasis on emotional intelligence and sociability, far more service jobs that are dependent on quickly responding to different people's emotions. People are just less overlooking of oddities in behavior that used to go unnoticed.
Let me start by saying, first, that I am a Charismatic Christian, an Aspie and have been involved in deliverance before (highly recommended, where necessary).Lately I seen a lot of vids on youtube mentioning that people with autism should have a exorcsim. Is this what all Christians perspective is, or can one live with autism and serve God?
Should autism be fought or accepted in the Christian community?
Being human, we are vulnerable to demonization just like NTs are, but not especially so. We just wear it differently. Many of the conditions (like depression) that are said to be co-morbid will probably prove to be demonic at their root.
Restated, Aspies can get demons just like anyone else, but Aspergers isn't caused by demons.
*If you look at the prophets, both Biblical and contemporary, they could easily be mistaken for Aspies.
Sure there is. The increase in autism is directly correlated to the increase in vaccinations. My own grandson lost the ability to speak and chew food within 24 hours of his first MMR. He's 6 now and still doesn't speak or eat solid food.There is no evidence linking autism to vaccinations.
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